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  • 1breach — ► VERB 1) make a gap or hole in; break through. 2) break (a rule or agreement). ► NOUN 1) a gap made in a wall or barrier. 2) an act of breaking a rule or agreement. 3) a break in relations. ● …

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  • 2breach — n 1 Breach, infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement, contravention are comparable when denoting the act or the offense of one who fails to keep the law or to do what the law, one s duty, or an obligation requires. Breach… …

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  • 3breach of trust — see breach 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. breach of trust …

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  • 4breach of confidence — an act or omission that infringes the obligation of confidence. This obligation is difficult to classify. Many obligations of this kind arise from contract, express or implied. It may be a tor tious or delictual obligation or it may be completely …

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  • 5breach of warranty of authority — conduct contrary to the representation that one is an agent for a principal (See agency). Where an agent has contracted as agent (rather than personally), in general he cannot be made personally liable on the contract. An exception to this rule… …

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  • 6Breach of contract — Contract law Part …

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  • 7rule — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what you can or cannot do, say, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, cardinal, first, fundamental, golden ▪ ground rules ▪ …

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  • 8breach — ▪ I. breach breach 1 [briːtʆ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] LAW an action that breaks an agreement, rule, law etc: • The company wrote a letter of apology to the Israeli government, saying that any breach of the rules was unintentional. • They …

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  • 9breach — breach1 W3 [bri:tʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: bryce] 1.) [U and C] an action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement breach of ▪ This was a clear breach of the 1994 Trade Agreement. ▪ They sued the company for breach of contract . ▪ a breach of… …

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  • 10breach — I UK [briːtʃ] / US [brɪtʃ] noun [countable] Word forms breach : singular breach plural breaches ** 1) a failure to follow a law or rule breach of: Reproduction of the CD constitutes a breach of copyright. be in breach of something: The company… …

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